The Irish standard., 1887-08-06
McFLUFFEY'S CANOE.
WILL CARLETON

WILL CARLETON.
My boat,nan laughed loud at man on the
shore,
With babiljments proud and assurance galore,
And a manner that sought the idea to convey
That he maybe had bought the whole river
that day,
Said 1ny ghre,vd irish lad, as quick glance he
throw;
..He reminds me, bedad, Of McFluffey's canoe.
"Oh, McFluGey was there in competitive
sail;
re could show his back hair il. the calm or the
gale;
He was absent upon any spot but first plSce.
Till he cnthered the JohnJ. O'FannaGan race
Which it tore him all down. and then shwept
him up, too,
Wild some frinds who now frovn on McFlufrcy 9
>,For he'd said, TIL hew out a new boat. like as
That will shtroll all about livery craft yez haye
And her patthern ri! keep to mcsef, good or
bad,
For the crayture I'll shape in me cellar, bedad,
I'll be maker, designer an captain, an crew
AM therell not be & t1ner'n McFluffey'
canoe
$50 this promising craft in his cellar ne
shaped,
An he chucked an' laughed, an he pounded
an schraped:
An his dry dock was wet wild the shE,eu Of
oud gin;
But we niver could get free pass TO 20 in-
And he says Cork yer eyes till the proper
time-you--
AN you'l. have surprise from McFluffeys
canoe
IAN the race day did lind fair breeze an
bright sun, - m.
An we backed our ould erind about twinty to
one
An we pitied the fate Of the others attoat,
And shouted, .Jist wait for McFlutfey's new
boat y
An he says She's "a stanch as me frinds arc,
an true;
80 step down an help launch ould McFlufrey's
canoe;
.sAn' we shouted, SAN rightl' and went down
wild yrin
An We pushed our sells tight wid a pslil at the
An the boat stood all fresh an all tne as could
be;
Oh! first class professional beauty wss shel
And his sweetheart mad sewed green flag
trimmed with blue.
Al, her name had bestowed on McFluffey' 8
canoe
SAN we lifted her clane OH our shoulders, in
pairs
The boat, sure, mane-an' descin6ed up
Il: sthairs;
But the boat was too great-sure the door was
too shmall-
An we couldn't get the crayt,,re evicted at all !
would aail through,
An we stood there becalmed wild McFluffey's
cancel
:. saw the floor: smash the wall blow the
roof OFF, he cried:
But nothing at all would admit her outside;
An Mac shwelled up in girth, an blasphamed
himself sick,
Bn' then prayed TOR an earthquake to come an
be quick.
Stone an' brick would not mind it, for all we
coulddo.
An the race left behind it McFluffey's canoe /
s.His shweetheart the shock drove With rage
most insane,
AM she stamped through the dock when he
thried to explain;
An she said. Look a-there! ! wld the rage in
her face:
The Bridget O. Flaherty is winning my race;
You desaved me, ye elf J an her words faster
new:
Nov be off wild yerself an your dirty canoe?
snow when,ga man brings mo high mighty
sound
Concernin' big things he's goin' to bring
round
An thanks his good stars he's. winnin' the
day,
Foreettin' the bars that men find in their way,
SAYS, wild sly laughter, Your pride ye may
You're a-modeilin' after McFlufey's canoe.
.A1l when q man linds all his plans to himself,
An'ilays all his frinds for a while on the shelf,
An thinks he knows twice all there is to be,
known,
An the outside advice will be lettin' alone,
says, IF your pride to a point yez don't hew,
You'u be taking ride in NJ Flufey's canoe. II a"&
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